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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Thang’wa",
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    "content": "granted to each student and that the lack of transparency in the disbursement of bursaries from various agencies makes it difficult to determine the total amount allocated in a financial year, thus hindering efforts to ensure equitable access to education for financially disadvantaged students; NOW THEREFORE, the Senate urges the Ministry of Education, to: (1) Audit the funds allocated to bursaries by both the National Government and county governments; (2) Consolidate the funds distributed by various government entities and agencies, with the aim of directing these funds directly to schools as supplementary capitation to facilitate the achievement of free secondary education; and (3) Calculate the cost of education per learner and make this information public for primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions, including a detailed breakdown of the annual financial requirements for each student across the country. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Motion could not have come at a better time than now. I am saying that because yesterday, we were treated with a show of ignorance by the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Mr. Migos Ogamba, who was here trying to answer questions raised by this House. Some of the questions that were asked by myself and others were asked by the Majority Whip, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. Consequently, from the answers that we received, we were made aware that the Ministry is not aware of how much money goes to bursary across the country. They have no data or a way of knowing. They have no framework or network of understanding how bursary is given out in this country. Madam Temporary Speaker, from that admission, this Motion comes at a time when we have realized that a lot needs to be done in the Ministry of Education. This Motion, as I said, is calling for consolidation of all bursaries so that we can have this money and add to the capitation in our education so that we can achieve free secondary education."
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